November 28, 1908 



HORT1CULTU RE 



713 



THE 



NEW CRESTED SCOTTII FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI 



THIS crested sport of Scottii will hold the same position to all the crested forms of Nephrolepis that Scottii now 

 * holds to the Boston. It is entirely distinct from all others and will become even more popular than its parent 



with which it is identical in every way except that 

 the pinnae are subdivided, giving it a beautiful 

 crested appearance. 



We have shown the plant at the Exhibitions 

 noted below and have been awarded the following 

 honors : 



Shaw Gold Medal, 



1908. For " Best plant, of decided merit for cultivation, not previously 

 an article of North American commerce." 



C/fif^i— iUt*%*i~*t ottered bv the Society of American 

 Off VCr' IVMUUcMI, Florists,' through the St. Louis 



Horticultural Society, November 3rd. 1908. For "The most meritorious 

 plants or flowers of American origin.** 



Certificate of Merit, 



Louis, November 3rd. 1908. 



Stiver Medal, 



1908, for the best new plant. 



Certificate of Merit, M 



Boston, November 6th, igo8. 



St. Louis Horticultural 

 Society November 3rd, 



of the Horticultu- 

 ral Society of St. 



Pennsylvania HorticultuJal Socie 

 ty, Philadelphia, November 3id 



ticultural Society 



Certificate of Merit, Hortkui,„rais««. 



ty, Poughkeepsie. N. \ ., Oct. 30, 1908, 



Certificate of Merit, 5£™. £SS*5 



Society, Madison, N.J., Oct. 30, 1908. 



Certificate of Merit, ° 



ticultural Scoiety, 



XEPHROI.EPIS SCHOLZELI 



Philadelphia," Pa,, Nov. 4, 1903 



We are booking orders now which will be filled in strict rotation, June ist, 1909. 



Price per dozen, $3.50 ; per hundred, $25.00 ; per thousand, $200.00. Twenty-five supplied at one 



hundred rate and live hundred at thousand rate. 



HENRY A. DREER. 



714 Chestnut Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Thompson's was the best. Some grow- 

 ers use phosphates and nitrates but 

 except in the hands of experts they 

 are best left alone. Never apply ma- 

 nures whes the borders are dry; rather 

 give them a moderate watering today, 

 then the manure and another to- 

 morrow. This for two reasons: the vine 

 suffering for want of water is apt to 

 take up more manure than is good for 

 it at one time, and it is apt to wash 

 much of the manure through the bor- 

 der if it is very dry. 



As much of the surface of the border 

 as possible without disturbing the 

 roots should be taken off each year be- 

 fore starting, and a rich mulch put on. 

 This would be the time I should apply 

 the bone I spoke of at starting time. 

 Syringing and Shading. 



Liberal syringing every fine day, and 

 frequent damping through the day, 

 shutting up with sun heat in the after- 

 noon, avoiding cold draughts on the 

 young foliage, yet giving all the air 

 possible to get it hard and leathery, 

 "making the vines as sturdy as possible, 



are the main points to be followed. A 

 crack of night air whenever possible 

 strengthens the vines and often pre- 

 vents scalding, which is the result 

 when the ventilating is not attended 

 to early on bright mornings. A slight 

 shade on Muscats seems to be neces- 

 sary to keep the foliage frrorn burn- 

 ing. Some do not do this, but I fail 

 to see how the best results can be ob- 

 tained when the foliage is more or less 

 burned. This can be gradually re- 

 moved when the fruit is ripe, and the 

 color of the grapes will soon show the 

 effect. 



Varieties. 



As to varieties. This is governed 

 mainly by the requirements of the 

 owner. Muscat of Alexandria is no 

 doubt the first favorite, but Black 

 Hamburgh can be had a little earlier, 

 and the two grapes can be grown in 

 the same house. In the later house 

 Gros Colmar or Gros Maroc which col- 

 ors better, are the favorites. Lady 

 Downes Seedling is a good keeper and 

 of fine flavor. Alicante is a good set- 



ter, makes a fine bunch, but the flavor 

 is not so good, and the skin is likely 

 to be tough. With the newer varieties 

 I have had no experience; though 

 Apley Towers and Diamond Jubilee 

 are said to be acquisitions to the list 

 of new grapes. I have mentioned only 

 the most generally grown varieties, 

 still there are others which have (heir 

 merits. Barbarossa or Gros Guilliame 

 makes a very heavy bunch, but of only 

 medium flavor. Madresfleld Court, an 

 excellent flavored grape, is difficult to 

 grow, it having a great tendency to 

 crack. Poster's Seedling, an easier 

 grape to grow than the Muscat, but 

 not of so fine a flavor. The Muscat 

 Hamburgh is a fine grape, and there 

 are many others, each having their 

 own good points. In planting a grap- 

 ery it is perhaps well to plant a vine 

 of one or two of each of these varie- 

 ties, then if they are successful and 

 you want more, a second rod can be 

 taken up, or vice-versa one cut out 

 and a rod from its neighbor taken up. 



(To be continued) 



